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Paris: lIBRAIRIE hACHETTE eT cIE, 1889. French text. Title translates: GREAT FORTUNES IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN ENGLAND. 296 pp. Fine binding in red calf? Spine with raised bands and gilt lettering. Indented design on covers. All page edges are gilt. Slight bumping to corners otherwise covers are Near Fine to Fine. Marbled endpapers. Family crest bookplate of CHARLES ARTHUR WYNNE FINCH (1841-1903). The (WYNNE-FINCH) family was a well-known Welsh family. They settled in Rhufoniog for several centuries, claiming descent from Marchweithian.Slight to mild foxing throughout-never interferring with text. Green ribbon bookmark. A beautiful book. . Leather. Near Fine to Fine. Size: Approx. 4 1/2" x 7". French Text.

Quebec: Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, 1915. "A copy of Lady Durham's Canadian Journal was obtained last year from the Archives Department, Ottawa...It had been originally kept day by day, but evidently revised in later years by Lady Durham herslf. The portion now to be added to our series of Historical Documents covers only part of the year 1838, at the time Lord Durham was Governor-General of Canada, including the sea journeys to and from Quebec..." Includes two portraits, one of Durham and one of the Countess of Durham. 68 pp. Part II: Memoires de M. le Chev. De Johnstone is in French. pp.71-199. "The Chevalier de Johnstone was A.D.C. to Sir George Murray, Commander in Chief under Charles Edwards, in the war undertaken by that Prince to recover the throne of his ancestors 1745..." Stiff tan covers. faint ex.mus. stamp on cover. 1" tear at base of spine and 1" unto back cover. Otherwise the covers are Very Good. ex-mus. stamp on title page, otherwise… Leer más

Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1922. Abridged and Edited with Notes, Conversation and Composition exercises, and Vocabulary. "In this abridgment of Victor Hugo's masterpiece we have selected the most interesting passages which deal especially with the hero, Jean Valjean... The text, is very simple...and may be used early in the third term in the High Schools and in the second term in Colleges and Universities." 238 pp. including Vocabulary. Text is in French. Photographs of Paris. Maroon cloth with black lettering on front cover. Gilt lettering on spine. Slight soiling to page ends. Overall covers are VG. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. 3/16" tear top of free endpaper and half title page.. Hard Cover. Very Good-. Illus. by Photographs. Size: Approx. 4 1/2 " x 6 1/2". France.

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Klug, Marchino & Cia., Editorial Pan America, 1947. Spanish Text. The "Amateur Mechanic & Work" Handbooks. 101. 204 pp. Booksticker on back cover from Santiago. Covers are Good+. Interior is tight, clean and VG.. Paperback. Good+. Size: Approx. 4 3/4" x 7". Spanish Text.

Barcelona-Buenos Aires: Libreria Editorial Argos,, 1951. Spanish text. 455 pp. including Index. Softcover. Soiling to back cover. Possible dampness to upper front cover by spine joint and upper spine as slight discoloration and inside hinge slightly parting. Text is tight, clean and Very Good, but upper part near hinge creased. pp. 63 "one word" translated in margin in ink. Overall book is Good. . Soft Cover. Good. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4". Spanish Text.

Austin, Texas, 1946. " The NOTES here published were to have been printed in Mexico under the title of CUADERNO COLONIAL. La Casa de Espana en Mexico under the editorship of Alfonso Reyes accepted the manuscript October 2, 1939. Before it could be published, however, polititcal changes put an end to La Casa de Espana. The the war came and other duties. Convinced that these sketchy notes contain much valuable material for the cultural history of Spain in the New World in the colonial period, the editor offers them now as the first volume of a series that will deal with the cultural history of the Americas." The rest of the text is in Spanish. 40 pp. including Index. Limited Edition of 200 copies. Covers are Near Fine to Fine as is the interior.. Limited Edition. Wraps. Near Fine. Size: Approx. 8 1/2 " x 11". Spanish Text.

Paris: Calmann-Levy, 1908. "Notes on the United States: The Society, The Policy, The Diplomacy." Text written entirely in French. 381 pages, with index. Marbled board with red leather spine, gilt title on spine. Cover corners and edges are bumped and rubbed to boards, wear and rubbing to marbled covers, small tears to leather. Spine bars are rubbed, spine ends are bent and rubbed. Gilt top page edge. Green ribbon page marker. Marbled endpapers. Interior pages are browning along edges, some scuffing to page edges. Book in VG- condition.. Boards. Very Good-. Size: Approx. 4 3/4" x 7 1/2". France.

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Editorial Atlantida, 1944. Spanish text.Coleccion Oro de Cultura General. Segunda Edicion. Sketches, Photographs. 156 pp. plus Index and 2 pages of other titles from Coleccion Oro. Decorative front cover in gray and salmon. Illustration of underwater fish, seahorse, starfish, etc. Mildly rubbed covers. Small blemish on front cover.Exterior is Very Good to Very Good-. Floral endpapers.Small Costa Rican bookstore sticker on back endpaper. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good+.. Second Edition. Boards. Very Good to Very Good-. Illus. by Photographs, Sketches, Map. Size: Approx. 4 3/4" x 6 3/4". Spanish Text.

Paris: Librairie De Guillaumin et Cie, 1861. Text written entirely in French. 40 pp. Pink paper wrap cover. Cover edges are chipped, corners torn or missing, tears to spine and top spine edge is missing. Back cover is ripped and nearly completely removed from rest of document. Cover faces are smudged and dirty. Interior pages are longer than the covers, therefore they are chipped and torn, browning and dirty. Faded numbers on front inside cover. Stamp on back of title page, bottom of page 18, and bottom of page 36. Small hole in middle of page 31-2. Rest of interior pages are clean, text easily legible. Document in Good- condition.. Wraps. Good-. Size: Approx. 6 1/2" x 10 ". French Text.

Spanish text.Stiff wraps. Spiral bound. 9 pages-all color fold-outs: maps and graphs. no date, probably 1957 which is the latest date on maps/graphs. All fold-outs are VG+, no tears,etc. First fold-out has a typewriter thin sheet with Spanish text which has been scotch taped to left margin of fold-out- and shows residue. Cream colored wraps with red lettering. Good to Good+. Mildly soiled.. Wraps. Good to Good+. Size: Approx.: 11 1/4"x 15". Mexico.

Laboratorio De Estudos De Mercadotecnia, 1974. Portuguese text. 192 pp. plus Index. Many maps with different regions of the country and restaurants. Some soiling to covers/spine, rubbing. Overall covers are Good. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good+.. Soft Cover. Good. Illus. by Maps, Drawings, Symbols. Size: Approx. 4" x 9". Portugal.

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Peuser, Ltda, 1941. Spanish Text. Color Plates and black/white illustrations. 242 pp. including Index. Red leather spine. Raised bands. Gilt lettering. Some rubbing/chipping to front cover. Overall Good. Interior is tight,clean and Near Fine. Beautiful colored plates. . Leather. Good. Illus. by Francisco De Santo. Size: Approx. 7 " x 10 3/4". Spanish Text.

Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press "There have been collected in the accompanying volume a set of studies prepared by present or former members of the department of Romance Languages in the Johns Hopkins University and recent lecturers before that department. These studies were planned to celebrate the completion of Professor Elliott's thirty-fifth year of service in the University, and were to be offered to him as a mark of his pupils' esteem for their teacher and an evidence of the profit they have derived from his scholarly example." Volume I: 450 pp. Fold-out map. Volume II: 334 pp. Brown cloth covers with gilt title lettering on front and faded lettering on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed, edges rubbed, wear to cover faces. Spines are darkened, spine ends are bent and fraying. Volume II front cover is slighly warped and doesn't rest flat on interior of book. Page edges are browning with foxing spots. Endpapers are heavily foxed. Interior pages are browning along… Leer más

Jena: Druck Und Verlag Von Friedrich Mauke, 1852. Early German medical paper relating to ovariotomy (surgical procedure with the ovaries) 104 pps. Brownish tone to pages due to age? Moisture marks on some bottom page edges-not affecting text. Cream wraps, string tied. Thin paper strip across front cover with "Martin, Eierstockswassersuchten" in black ink. Eduard Arnold Martin(1809-1875) was a professor of gynecology at the University of Berlin. He is known for a number of firsts, among them, the first in Germany to use chloroform in gynecologic practice. . Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Medical.

Rio De Janeiro: Conselho Nacional De Geografia, 1958. Uniao Geografica Internacional. Commao Nacional Do Brasil. Guia da excursao n.o 2, realizada por ocasiao do XVIII Congress Internacional De Geografia. Portuguese text. 192 pp. plus Index. Bibliography. Numerous foldouts, photographs. Fading to front cover. Tiny nicks to bottom edge of back cover. Overall covers are Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good+.. Paper Cover. Very Good to Very Good-. Illus. by Foldouts, Photographs, Maps. Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 7 1/4". Brazil.